It's currently the critical "flower - pollinating" period for monk fruit. In the planting base of Shuangjiang Village, Longjiang Township, Yongfu County, Guilin, Guangxi, green vines cover the frames, with golden - yellow flowers dotted among them. Liang Tiande, a grower, is skillfully doing artificial pollination. “After the flower - pollinating treatment, small fruits will start to form the next day.” He introduces. Food Exhibition learned that these high - quality monk fruits, after ripening, will be processed into various health products and sold to the international market.

As a characteristic agricultural product that can be used as both medicine and food, the application history of monk fruit can be traced back to the Song Dynasty. Nowadays, Yongfu Fuzhongfu Monk Fruit Co., Ltd. combines traditional wisdom with modern technology and has developed more than 200 kinds of portable tea bag products. Wei Xinlian, the general manager of the company, said: “Our products have a warm response in the European, American and Southeast Asian markets. In 2024, we exported nearly 200 million original fruits, accounting for 40% of the sales volume, and tea bag products contributed 35% of the performance.”

Food Exhibition learned that the Yongfu monk fruit industry has formed a complete industrial chain. In 2024, the total output value exceeded 10 billion yuan, driving 25,000 jobs, and the per capita income of farmers in the main production areas increased by more than 15,000 yuan.

In the deep - processing field, the automated production line of Guilin Sanleng Biotechnology Co., Ltd. is operating at full capacity, extracting monk fruit sweet glycosides to meet international order demands. This natural sugar substitute, due to its zero - calorie feature, is being widely used in food fields such as beverages and baking. Liang Xiaoyan, the deputy general manager of the company, introduced: “Our products are sold to countries such as the US, Canada, Japan and South Korea. In 2024, the sales volume increased by 65% year - on - year. Currently, we are cooperating with universities and using AI technology to optimize the raw material screening process.”

Industry data shows that Yongfu County concentrates 70% of the global monk fruit processing business. In 2024, the export value of Guilin's monk fruit and its extracts reached 560 million yuan, a year - on - year increase of 23.2%, and they were sold to 37 countries and regions. By May 2025, the export market has expanded to 41 countries and regions, showing strong international competitiveness.

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Source: China Food Safety Network

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